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Contrary to common opinion, trigonometry isn’t difficult and scary! Trigonometry is the study of the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles. Triangles aren’t scary! To paraphrase Thomas Paine in The Age of Reason, trigonometry is the soul of science, a universal truth, applicable in astronomy, navigation, architecture, surveying, geometry, music and more.

In this six-week class we will study the basic concepts and formulas of trigonometry. We’ll examine its history and uses. We’ll try our hands at solving some problems. We’ll spend the first week or two going over the algebra needed to move into trig, and then take the leap. Come find out whether that tree in your yard could hit your house if it fell!

Instructor Rashi Nessen has degrees from Yale and Stanford, but he learned to have fun with Algebra while he was an elementary school math teacher at Bridge School in Middlebury, Vermont for 30 years. His greatest enjoyment was teaching beginning and more advanced students to approach Algebra with curiosity, creativity, and a sense of fun.